Cognitive Controller Framework for Seamless Orchestration and Management in Enterprise Wireless Networks

There is an exponential rise in the usage of mobiles for accessing different applications and services in today's technology world. Many different use cases such as vehicular communications, sensors/other devices communications, tactile communications, virtual reality, rural broadband, industrial/factory applications, satellite communications etc., are being realized with the help of high-end communication technologies. However, to meet different requirements suitably, there is a need for intelligent communication systems which can adapt to business requirements and deliver service guarantee based on certain criteria. Perhaps, the use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques becomes imperative to gather the state of the underlying network elements and make optimal decisions for handling upcoming service requests. Further, efficient operations of the communication networks based on the insights gathered on prevailing conditions is the need of the hour. In this paper, we propose a Cognitive Controller framework which can help for better management and orchestration of Enterprise Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). It is based on the microservices architecture, and we demonstrate a seamless mobility management use-case for Enterprise WLAN using the Cognitive Controller framework.